Dangers for women in trucking

Robin you will be just fine... There are always gonna good and bad people at every place yo ugo to which you are well aware of now. i wish you the best and hope that you will be a great driver. just watch your surroundings and everything will be ok

 

LOL! Thank you to all of you women and men drivers out there. I am a wife of a trucker so probably shouldn't even be on here but it is a very informative website nontheless. My hubby was at a truckstop and followed what he thought was a guy into the bathroom. He said the tell tail signs were, long hair, baseball cap, huge belly and jeans falling down with crack showing. Once he got into the room he said, "she turned around and he was like, holy cow I thought you were a guy." He then walked out.

 

fleiscka, you are welcome any where you want to post, the more the merrier. glad to have you here.

 

The only thing that comes to mind from the Cars II where Mator goes in the wrong Rest Room, "OOOOOPS Sorry Ladies"

 

NOT SAYING ANY OF YOU LADIES WOULD...but dont dress like a sleeze either....will be less likely to attract the weirdos...been out here 22 yrs (until last month) never had any problems...course i scared a few off with a meat hook tho....(yes really)

 

I know right? LOL!

 

I started out back in 1999, and there were a lot less lady drivers then than there are now (I'm not out there any longer), and MOST of the guys treated us gals like they would their mother/daughter/sister. There's always gotta be one idiot in the crowd, but they will get shut down quick (I am pretty quick with that myself though!). As others have said, pay attention to what's going on around you, park in well lit areas, and carry a tire thumper (if they are still available), or something else if you wish. Carrying a bit of an attitude is usually enough though.

Oh, avoid West Memphis completely. Just tear that city right out of your atlas. That is one of the worst places out there.

 

umm so im a weirdo now?

 

was that YOU?????